ShareBite: Food Sharing App
ShareBite is a mobile-first platform that connects food donors such as households, restaurants, and event organizers with recipients including NGOs and low-income individuals. The app is built to enable seamless discovery, donation, and pickup of leftover food, with real-time notifications and role-based experiences.
This case study explores the process of designing a mobile app that enables food donors (restaurants, event organizers, households) to share surplus food with recipients (individuals and NGOs) in real-time.
Pitch Work
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Social Impact
UI/UX
Challenge
Build a role-based yet unified platform for diverse user types (Seller, NGOs, Individuals).
Notify NGOs for large donations regardless of distance.
Create a trust system for users to feel safe while picking up or donating food.
Objectives:
Minimize food waste by connecting excess food with those in need.
Minimize food waste by connecting excess food with those in need.
Create a seamless, trustworthy platform to match food donors with recipients.
Build scalable design architecture suitable for different user roles.
Discover Phase:
Research and Survey:
To ensure a comprehensive insight, we employed a mixed-methods approach
Persona:
These personas represent key user types for the ShareBite app, helping to guide design decisions and improve user experience.
Design Phase:
Mid-fidelity Wireframes:
Following in-depth research and collaborative sessions. I proceeded to develop wireframes. My role was to create wireframes for the essentials for mobile devices, with a strong emphasis on ensuring a smooth and intuitive user journey.
Design Explorations:
Through several iterations and user flow adjustments, I refined these concepts into the final high-fidelity designs. Each decision was backed by usability, clarity, and emotional resonance to ensure the product feels approachable and efficient.
Conclusion
What I Learned & Key Takeaways
User Feedback Shapes Better Solutions Even simple feedback from potential users early in the wireframing stage helped refine core flows like food reservation and pickup.
Iterating Early Saves Time Later Multiple early layout explorations helped avoid rework in later stages, especially in core flows like food listing and notifications.
Contextual Design Is Powerful Designing based on real-world scenarios like weddings, restaurants, and house parties helped prioritize user goals more effectively.